Arms Sales Notification, 23336-23338 [2020-08790]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23336-23338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08790]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-14]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-14 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: April 21, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 20-14
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of India
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................     $43 million
Other...................................................     $49 million
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  Total.................................................     $92 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Ten (10) AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Air Launched Missiles
    Non-MDE:
    Also included are containers, spare and repair parts, support and 
test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training and training equipment, Specialized Assignment Airlift 
Missions (SAAM), U.S. Government and contractor representatives 
technical assistance, engineering, and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-ABM)

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    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-P-ABC
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 13, 2020

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--AGM-84L Harpoon Air-Launched Block II Missiles

    The Government of India has requested to buy ten (10) AGM-84L 
Harpoon Block II air launched missiles. Also included are containers, 
spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
Specialized Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM), U.S. Government and 
contractor representatives technical assistance, engineering, and 
logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The estimated program cost is $92 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian 
strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defensive 
partner, which continues to be an important force for political 
stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South 
Asia region.
    The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current 
and future threats from enemy weapon systems. The Harpoon missile 
system will be integrated into the P-8I aircraft to conduct anti-
surface warfare missions in defense of critical sea lanes while 
enhancing interoperability with the United States and other allied 
forces. India will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to 
regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense. India will 
have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be The Boeing Company, St. Louis, 
Missouri. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale. Any offset agreement required by India will 
be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government and/or contractor 
representatives to India; however, U.S. Government or contractor 
personnel in-country visits will be required on a temporary basis in 
conjunction with program technical oversight and support requirements.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-14
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The AGM-84L Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missile System is 
classified CONFIDENTIAL. The Harpoon missile is a non-nuclear tactical 
weapon system currently in-service in the U.S. Navy and 29 other 
foreign nations. It provides a day, night, adverse weather, stand-off 
air-to-surface capability and is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare 
missile. The AGM-84L incorporates components that are considered 
sensitive. These elements are essential to the ability of the Harpoon 
missile to selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range of 
operations, tactical and environmental conditions. The version being 
sold to the Government of India is a Coastal Target Suppression land 
attack weapon. The following components being conveyed by the proposed 
sale are considered sensitive and are classified CONFIDENTIAL:
    a. The Radar Seeker
    b. The GPS/INS System
    c. Operational Flight Program Software
    d. Missile operational characteristics and performance data
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that India can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed sale is 
necessary to further the U.S. foreign policy and national security 
objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed on this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of India.

[FR Doc. 2020-08790 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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